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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1937
Page
15
Summer Pest returns as the selfish driver who hogs the center of the road and honks through delays. He presses ahead on steep hills, swears after accidents, and is rude to others, prompting a boycott in everyday hot weather driving. Keep a reminder to curb careless behavior on busy highways.
Over 90 percent of forest fires are caused by carelessness that could be avoided with minimal effort. Every resident should view themselves as a guardian of wooded lands. Personal responsibility is needed to stop the ongoing waste of nature's centuries of growth.
The American Mercury argues Congress protects alien populations by district population rather than voter numbers. Deportation would erase many districts and officials, so non citizens retain privileges and need not seek citizenship, while Congress takes no action.
A veteran cautionary piece urges vacationers to respect big water risks on Michigan lakes. It stresses experienced boat handling, swimming ability, and staying out of canoes in heavy surf, noting drownings occur when panic or cramps strike.
A coastal warning warns swimmers of dangerous undertow at Great Lakes beaches. Calmness and luck help only a few beat it, with advice to avoid drinking alcohol before or during water activities. Boating swimming and fishing require clear judgment as emergencies can strike suddenly.
Prescott recalls Detroit Saturday Night column about old-time lumberjacks in Northern Michigan. He contrasts 19th century grit with modern bunkhouses, showers, and comforts, celebrating rough pioneer life, river drives, long travels, and hearty camps as timeless legends.
Looking Backward recalls a full June 34 1932 Chronicle of Bessemer events. Attendees left for Sault Ste. Marie to attend the Upper Peninsula Legion convention. Commencement exercises were held with Fred High of Chicago delivering the address and class members named. Weddings and town developments fill the page, including road work, circus attendance, and faculty assignments for local schools.
Eight seniors honored at Bessemer High School commencement on Wednesday evening. Address delivered by WN Ferris of Ferris Institute. Graduates include Hilda Andersen, Maurice Burt, Alfred Daves, Bernard Kalasavicr, Ernest Laver, Arthur Larson, Henrietta Say ers, Harlow Morse, Hazel Monfarlane, Edward Massie, Mae McKie, Katherine Norton, Clifford Norberg, Olive Rice, Elma Paulsen, Tessie Schwartz, Benjamin Sax, Kathryn Wozniak.
State of Michigan at a session of the Probate Court in Besemer May 25 1937 before Judge M E Nokian. In the matter of the estate of Frank Stempia deceased.
A court orders creditors to present claims against the deceased by September 29, 1987 at 10:00 a.m. in the Probate Office for examination and adjustment. Public notice to run for three weeks in the Bessemer Herald. W. B. Fauhl registers the order.
By writ of execution from the Circuit Court of Gogebic County, Jos J. Nyström of the Bessemer Creamery seeks sale of Oscar Anderson's lands. The NW quadrant of the NE quadrant of section 21, township 46, range 43 west, Gogebic County Michigan, will be sold at public vendue at the east front door of the Bessemer Court House on July 4 at 10:00 AM. Sheriff Kenneth J. Mackarhine.
A truck driver hauling new cars from Detroit to California sent a Blair Nebraska telegram to his home office claiming to have seen a shadow then wrote it was a milk truck and wired $50. The source notes the message comes from Clio Michigan Messenger.
A fragment from a Grand Rapids Chronicle poem railings about a toppled house and a moving trailer home. It contrasts the line about home by the road with a wrecking scene showing a Ford V eight pulling the dented house along the 5 15 crossing. A nostalgic verse references boys who left home and a pious man’s fate in a gutter.
A reader comments that wage increases of ten percent are followed by a fifteen percent rise in the cost of living, expressing frustration with the mismatch between pay and prices. The remark highlights concerns about inflation and wage adequacy.
A closing note warns that perpetual taker policy from those with little harms all, suggesting a future where nobody has anything. The quote reflects a belief that enduring redistribution without limit erodes incentives and property, echoing classic debates on social justice.
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